Weighing-machine.



PATBNTED JULY 10, 1906.

J. G. RAQUBTT. WEIGHING MAGEINE.

APYLIGATION FILED 1:12.19 1903.

III! mm: Plvlus cm, IMUIINONI, n. c.

No. 825,864. PATENTBD JULY 10, 1906.

' J. G. RAQUETT.

WBIGHING MAGHINB.

APPLICATION rum: 1;. 19. was.

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No. 825,864. PATBNTED JULY 10, 1906. J. G. RAQUETT. WBIGHING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 19, was.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10. 1908.

Application flied March 19 1906- Serial No. 306,714.

Tool? whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I JOSEPH G. RA UETI, a. citizen of the United states, re siding ct Clsve land, in the county of Cuyohogs. and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Wei hing-Machines, of which the following is a. fu ll, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the sccompcnying drawings.

The object of this invention is't'o provide in a. very simple snd efficient form a. weighing-mscrine WL ion will receive a. continuous fiow of material and periodically and satcmsticcliy dischar e definite weights thereof.

The invention is ads ted for s variety of uses and may be embo icd in large or small machines, as desired.

The invention consists of the combination of parts cooperating to produce the automatic weigring and discharging, as herein after more fully explained andss definitely set out in tlte claims. I

Tlte drawings are illustrstions of my invention and show it embodied in a machine which practice has demonstrated to be cfiicicnt in weigltin and separating material into comparative y small pscksges-cs, for example, cofi'ee separated into pounds.

Figure 1 is 2, front elsscticn ofsuch embodiment of the invention. F 2, is a. section of the some in lanes oral cl with Fig.

' 1, being substsnticl y on ti eline 2 2 of Fig.-

3'. Flg. 3 is s side ole-ration, the support being partly broken away. Fig. 4 is an en: largcd cross-st ction through the weighingrecsptscle and tie releasing mechanism; Fig. 5 is an e'niarged front view of the weigh: ing'reccptccle, and Fig. 6 is c horizontsi'scotion of tiresome. r

Referring by reference-letters to the 1118,: c ins as s'r own in tl's drawings, A rcprsssnts a. base fromw: ic'; rises a. pair of sapportingg posts A. Tressposts .srs connsctcd'by a; cross-bar'A at theirupperendsr ii brace A is shown sssecursd to the base A,"thc base and this brace bsingsdsptsd to be secured to a similar support. The parts m sntioncd cfinstitutc the frame of the weighing-mac me.

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is closed. Beneath the hopper-leg b is an adjustable chute D, resting near its ischargc end on the spout E. The s out is carried by straps e, depending from ti; per B. The upper end of the chute D is carried by a rotatable screw F, operating in bcsrin s on the side of the chute and the side 0 the hopper-leg b. The rotation of this screw raises or lowers the u per cnd of ote plate or diaphragm H,.a.dapted to be.

end in engagement wit one side or the other of the receptacle, wher'cb there are-formed alternste receiving-chain ers for the matc- 8c rial. The pivot h of the plate H is intermediste of the ends of this plaltc, so that. the upper end is swung to extend beyond the mouth of the spout E in whichever position the plate occu res, one position lasing shown in full lines in ig. -2 on lines: v

The weighing-receptacle is freely. supported on'upwardly-pro'ectin' points corned by the other dotted o'rms' 'wbich are roug t together at the rear of the receptacle, forinin' .aiork, and cxtendin rearward from their junction in the bar The fork-arms. 'hsvc,trunnions which are mounted on points extending upward from brackets K, which are supported by the rods A, these brackets having sleeves surrounding the rods and ad'ustsbly clamped thereto by, sct-screws'-Ic'. trspsk, carried by the brscketsjextnd loosely over the trunnions A crew-thread is" formed on the rear wardly-prog'ecting bar J ,.a.nd on this thread is mounted n counterweight L. By rotating c receiving-hop- 6c is shown with its ends vcrti- 7o weighing-receptacle G, which contains :1. piv- 7 5 ashereinefter explained, withi'ts lower j and prevent displacement me this weight it is caused. to travel an or out, m5 and it may be clamped in an desired'position is a clamp -nut Z. c weight is so place that it will counterbalance the weight of ths' receptacle G and its attached arts and substantial] the load to be weighs 1 i0 discharged. on the receptacle has received enough material to counterbalance the Mounted on the crossbar A is a receivinghopper B, which has a. dischcrgc l 6. A ate 0 is adapted to cxtsnd across t is leg. he gate has on opening through a portion of its surface, wherefore when it is drawn out as shown in- Fig. 3, the hop cr is opened, while when the gate is shove in the hopper rial from the receptacle G and discharges it into a bag or other device which may be provided beneath it to receive the material. Pivoted on the forward side of the discharging-hopper are a pair of posts Q and Q, so formed that they tend normally to stand vertically. The plate H within the weighing receptacle is connected with a stud 71, extending through a slot k in the front plate of the receptacle. Pivoted on this stud are a pair of links R R, whose other ends are pivote d to links S and S, respectively, which latter links are pivoted at their other ends to the front plate of the receptacle, as shown at s and 8. These links constitute two toggles, being so proportioned that when the plate H is in either extreme position one of the tog gles is straightened. Thus with the plate H in its right-hand position the links R and S are approximately continuous, their pivot T being slightly below the line connecting the pivot s and h. When these links R and S are in this position, the link S is upright and the link R is diagonal, as shown in the full lines in Fig. 5. When the plate H is in its left-hand position, the links R and S are straightened and the links R and S doubled, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5.

The pivotpin T, connecting the links it and S, and the pivot-pin T, connecting the links R and S, extend forward from these links. When the arms are straightened, the pivot-pin connecting them (T in Fig. 5) stands directly over the corresponding post, as Q. When the weighing-receptacle has received sufficient material to cause it to descend, the pin T or T engages the upper end of the corresponding post. This movement forces the knuckle of the toggle upward, buckling the toggle and releasing the plate, allowing it to swing down, due to the weight of the material on its upper side. This movement of the plate continues by momentum until it has come to its other extreme position, the other toggle thus straightening and holding the plate in its new extreme position.

In tie swinging movement of the plate a double-ended hook V, carried by the pin it, engages the post beneath the pin of the now straightening toggle and pulls that post to one side, allowing the toggle to straighten with its pin directly over the position which the 825,bue

post normally occupies. With the discharge of the load from the receptacle the counterweight L raises the receptacle, and this causes the hook V to slide off of the post, al lowing it to assume its normal position by gravity directly under the releasing-pin.

As the material is being fed continuously from the receiving-hop er through the spout E, it is necessary that t e weight L be adjusted so that the weighing-receptacle descends before it has quite received its full load, since this load is slightly augmented durin the descent of the receptacle and the disc arge of the load. To compensate for any inequality in the two receiving-chambers in the rece tacle, I make the posts Q and Q adjustab e, so that either may be set to cause the discharge quicker than the other, such quicker discharge reducing the amount the load is augmented by the flow after the receptacle has begun to descend. To provide for the adjustment of the posts and to conveniently counterweight them to keep them normally in their proper position, I make each post simply a straight rod q of metal, pivoted at g near its upper end and havin extending above its pivot a screw-threaded portion g On this portion screws a head g, which may be locked by a jam-nut q. r

The lowerend of the receptacle G is curved inward, as shown by g, and the lower edge of the plate H is adapted to substantially contact with this curve. To revent the material from catching on this ower edge and in tcrfering with the plate coming into final position as it swings, I provide a pair of guards h secured to opposite sides of the late near its lower end. These guards have t eir edges preferably such distances from the wall of the receptacle as will allow the passage of only a few grains of the material to be weighed. There is space for anything assing this edge between the wing h and t 0 plate proper, while the distance between the edge of the wing and the rece tacle issuch that it is impossible for one o the grains of material by eing across the end of the wing to interfere with the closing movement of the plate. These wings also by adding weight to the lower end of the late assist its pendulum action as it swings by momentum.

The machine, as shown, is adjustable to bring the discharging-hopper the de'sireddistance above the counter or support. The supporting-rods A are adjustably clamped in the base-standard bythe set-screws a, whereby the whole superstructure may be raised or lowered 0n the base. The rod N is screw-threaded at its lower end and V is clamped to the base by nuts n on such threads, whereby this red may be raised or lowered, as desired. The cross-bar A, which carries the receiving-hopper, its chute, and the spout E, is likewise adjustable on the rods, as are also the sleeves K, which support the ICC weighing-recs taclc, and the sleeves which support the ischar 'ng-hopper. T e arts may thus be setto w atever way best a apts them to the use to which the machine is to be at.

er the frame parts of the machine are properly positioned the counterweight L is set to counterbalance the desired load to be weighed and discharged. A quantity of the material is then put into the receiving-hopper B and run through the machine and weighed and the counterweight readjusted accordingly. The chute D may also be adjusted to vary the speed of the flow. A few trials and readjustments will result in the chute and counterwei ht being properl pesitioned to give exact y the right weig it on at least one side of the weighing-receptacle. If the amount discharged from the other side is not the same, the head of the corresponding post is screwed up if the load is overweight and is screwed down if it is underweight until the two halves discharge the same weight. With the post extensions, counterweight, and chute clamped in their adjusted positions the machine may be used indefinitely on that class of material. When another class of material is to be weighed, the flow thereof may be kept the same by adjnsting the chute D, and no alteration of the counterweight or posts is required.

I claim 1. The combination of an automatic weighing-machine, of a counterbalanced Weighingreceptacle, a pivoted diaphragm therein, a stationary spout above the receptacle ads ted to dischar e on either side of the is.-

phragm ace-or ing to its position, a pair of sition, and means brought into action by the descent of the receptacle for releasing such holding mechanism.

3. The combination of a counterbalanced weighing-receptacle, a movable diaphragm therein, togg e-links for holding said diaphragm in either extreme position, means brought into action by the descent of the re ceptacle for buckling the toggle-joint.

4. The combination of a receptacle, :1 movable diaphragm therein, a pair of toggle mem bers connected with the receptacle and with said diaphragm, each member comprising two links adapted to strengthen to hold the diaphragm in extreme position or to buckle to release it, and a pair of releasing members each adapted to engage a correspcnding toggle when the receptacle descends to cause the toggle to buckle.

5. In a Weighing-machine, the combination of a weighing-receptacle, a pivoted diaphragm therein, a pair of toggles each connected at one end with the receptacle and at its other end with the diaphragm, and means for breaking the joint of the toggle.

6. In a weighing-machine, the combination of a weighing-receptacle,a diaphragm therein, mechanism for holding said diaphragm in either extreme position, means forreleasing said mechanism, and means for moving the same to clear the mechanism.

7. In an automatic weighing-machine, the combination of a Weighing-receptacle, a diaphragm therein, mechanism mounted on the receptacle and connected with the diaphragm to hold it in either extreme position,a pair of movable posts adapted to engage said mechanism to release it when the receptacle descends, and means to move either of said sets out of the way when the other is effectmg; the release;

8. In an automatic weighing-machine, the combination of a rece tacle, a pivoted diaphragm therein adapted to swing to bring its lower edge substantially into engagement with either sid e of the receptacle, a pair of toggles for holding said diaphragm in either of such positions, and mechanism for releasing one toggle or the other when the rece tacle descends.

9. In an automatic weighing rnachine, the combination of a counterbalanced receptacle, a movable diayhragni therem, mechanism for holding said diaphragm in either of two positions, said mechanism comprising a pair of toggles each connected with the reseptaele at one end and with the diaphragm 7 at the other, and a pair of posts, one of which stands beneath the joint of the straightened toggle and is adapted to engage such joint when the receptacle descends.

10. In an automatic weighing-machine, the combination of a receptacle, a pivoted diaohragrn therein adapted to swing to bring its lower edge substantially into engagement with eitherside of the receptacle, mechanism for holding said diaphragm in either of such positions, 'saidsnechanism com grising a pair of toggles each connected with the receptacle at one end and with the diaphragm at the other, and a pair of pivoted posts, one of which stands beneath the joint of the straightened toggle and is adapted to engage such joint when the receptacle descends, and a member swinging with the diaphragm to engage the other post to swing it out of the Way of the other togglejoint and allow it to straighten.

11. In an automatic weighing-machine, the combination of a.Weighing-receptacle, a

)ivoted diaphra m therein, mechanism for holding the diap ragm in either of two positions, a pair of 'iivoted posts adapted to engage such. mechanism when the recevtacle descends to release the diaphragm, said posts being adapted to swing into position by gravity, and means For swinging either post out of such osition when the corres onding holding mechanism comes into position.

12. The combination of a wcighingrecep tacle, discharge-centrolling means therefor including a toggle, a post adapted to engage the knuckle oi the toggle for actuating such means, said post having an extension screwthreaded to it whereby it may be adjusted toward or from said means.

13. In an automatic weighing-machine, the combination of a weighing-receptacle, a pivoted diaphragm therein, mechanism for holding the diaphragm in either of the two positions, a pair of posts adapted to engage such mechanisn'i to effect its release, each of these posts having an upward extension screw-threaded to it whereby it may be adjusted toward or from the holding mechanlsm.

14. The combination of a receptacle, a movable diaphragm therein, a pair of toggle members secured to the receptacle and said diaphragm, each member comprising two links adapted to straighten to hold the diaphragm in extreme position or to buckle or release it, a pair of posts each adapted to engage the corresponding toggle when the receptacle descends to cause the toggle to buc' kle, and means for inedpendently adjusting said posts.

15. The combination of a receptacle, a movable diaphragm, a pair of toggle members for holding it, each member comprising two links adapted to straighten to hold the diaphragm in extreme position or to buckle to release it, a pair of posts each adaptedto engage the corresponding toggle when the receptacle descends to cause the toggle to buckle, and means for swinging either of said posts out of the way of the toggle just straightening after the other toggle has been buckled.

16. In an automatic weighing-machine,

the combination of a receptacle, a pivoted diaphragm therein adapted to swing to have its lower end substantially engage the receptacle in either of two positions, and a pair of Wings carried by the diaphragm above its lower end and adapted to glear the wall of the receptacle when the end of the diaphragm substantially engages such wall.

17. In a weighing-machine, the combination of a weighing-receptacle contracted near its lower end, a diaphragm pivoted above its lower end in the receptacle, said diaphragm being thus adapted to swing to enga e the contracted portion of the receptac e on either side, a wing secured on opposite sides of the diaphragm and adapted to stand comparatively close to the wall of the receptacle which the lower end of the dia .-lirag1n is engaging while clearing such wall to allow some material to pass the space between the wing and the diaphragm.

18. In an automatic weighing-machine, the combination of a hopper, a stationary spout, an adjustable chute for conveying material from the hopper to the spout, a counterbalanced receptacle located below the spout and having a plurality of chambers, and mechanism connected with said receptacle for presenting alternately different chambers to the spout.

19. In a weighirig-machine, the combination of a base, a pair of standards secured thereto, a receptacle, means for supporting and counterbalancing the same, said means being adjustably sumuorted on said standards, and mechanism for causing the receptacle to discharge, said mechanism being also adjustably mounted on said. standards.

20. The combination of a base, a pair of standards rising therefrom and adjustably secured thereto, a Weighing-receptac]e supported by said standards, and mechanism for causing the receptacle to discharge also supported by said standards.

21. The combination of a base, a pair of standards rising therefrom and adjustably secured thereto, a weighing-receptacle sup ported by said standards, a receiving member, mechanism for causing the receptacle to discharge also supported by said standards, a hopper mechanism above the weighing-receptacle supported by said standards, the hopper mechanism, the support for the weighing-receptacle and the receiving member therefor being all adjustably mounted on said standards.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH G. RAQUETT.

itnesses:

ALBERT H. BATES, G. A. MYERs. 

